Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Meghalaya and Assam, 18.33 square kilometer will be with Meghalaya while 18.46 sq km will be with Assam.
This is out of the 36.79 sq km in respect to the 6 out of 12 areas of differences claimed by the Government of Meghalaya in 2011.

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The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) held its maiden Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) at Goa and in Arabian Sea.
22 Observers from 15 IONS member navies, including Australia, Bangladesh, France, India, Sri Lanka, UAE and UK among others also participated in the exercise. IMEX – 22 was conducted in two phases with Harbour Phase at Mormugao Port, Goa from followed by a Sea Phase in the Arabian Sea.

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Department of Justice launched a new website to provide citizens a one stop platform for all digital initiatives of the Department.
The new website is launched on S3WaaS platform (Secure, Scalable and Sugamya Website as a Service). All information related to eCourts Mission Mode Project, Appointment of Judges, Fast Track Special Courts, Nyaya Bandhu, Gram Nyayalaya, DISHA scheme, Tele Law is made available in the website.

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India and France recently commenced their 20th edition of the bilateral naval exercise named ‘Varuna’ in the Arabian Sea.
Naval ships, submarines, maritime patrol aircraft, fighter aircraft and helicopters of the two navies are participating in the exercise. The bilateral naval exercises between the two Navies were initiated in the year 1993. The exercise was christened as ‘Varuna’ in 2001.

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The United States, Britain and Australia announced that they would begin collaborating on hypersonic missile strike and defence capacity.
This is in response to their rivals Russia and China advancing rapidly in the hypersonic technology. The countries would work on hypersonics in an expansion of their AUKUS defence alliance. This will equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines to counter China’s growing military activities.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the state-wide ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ from district Shravast.
The campaign of the state government aims to achieve 100 percent enrolment in primary and upper primary schools. The state government has also asked MLAs to adopt a school for the development of schools.

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US space agency NASA has started the testing of its giant flagship Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
It is also known as the wet dress rehearsal, as liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen will be loaded into the rocket. The 322-foot rocket is expected to be the most powerful in the space history when it becomes operational.

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The United Nations designated April 5 as the International Day of Conscience. It aims to remind people to self-reflect to improve themselves, their communities, and the world. At the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, the Kingdom of Bahrain sponsored the initiative to designate 5 April as an International Day of Conscience.
The third International Day of Conscience was observed in the year 2022. The Day is led by the campaign of ‘Promoting the Culture of Peace with Love and Conscience’.

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Indonesia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of Palm Oil. At present, the country is facing a palm oil crisis, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Indonesia requires its exporters to set aside 30 per cent of palm oil products for domestic use, up from the previous 20 per cent, to tackle the shortage. Massive price spikes for food and energy caused by Ukraine War will push over 40 million people into extreme poverty. India, the world’s biggest buyer of edible oil, relies on Indonesia for over half of its palm oil imports.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved supply of fortified rice across various schemes by 2024 in a phased manner.
The schemes include the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman-PM POSHAN [erstwhile Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDM)] and Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) of Government of India in all States and Union Territories (UTs).